So much changed in the spring of 2020. In our L&D world there was a massive shift to online learning to deal with the elimination of in-person events. Two-and-a-half years later online virtual and hybrid sessions are still a highly popular way of delivering training. Our industry has had time to settle in with tools like Teams and Zoom but how many of us have actually been able to shift to using them in the most effective ways possible? In this weeks session well talk with Jo Cook to discuss her...
Nov 02, 2022•44 min•Ep 208•Transcript available on Metacast DevLearn is always filled with new solutions, forward thinking conversations, and great people. This episode of IDIODC will be a special DevLearn episode to discuss the most exciting new trends in eLearning. Most of these trends will be on display during the event, so it's a great opportunity to discuss and experience the future of eLearning. You may be wondering why we don't have a guest listed. Well, we expect several guests to be joining Brent in the foyer outside the expo, as well as special...
Oct 26, 2022•36 min•Ep 207•Transcript available on Metacast There are many frustrations working in Corporate Learning & Development. And there are many opinions as to why Learning & Development, and training departments struggle to be recognized as important parts of the business. Mark Oehlert joins us with what may, or may not, be one of the most controversial reasons why L&D struggles. And could it really be as simple as how the accounting department accounts for our existence? But wait! This conversation is surely not as boring as accounting sounds. T...
Oct 19, 2022•45 min•Ep 206•Transcript available on Metacast Designing and developing instruction is a creative and fun process. But it can also be filled with boring and frustrating details and "administrivia". In the not so distant past automating simple workflow processes meant learning to code and programming sequenced tasks, or worse, doing them yourself, over and over again, manually. But not any more. Mike Taylor joins us to talk about no-code tools that can help you improve your workflow and make you more efficient. If you're not sure what no-code...
Oct 12, 2022•44 min•Ep 205•Transcript available on Metacast Visual design is a big part of building successful learning experiences. Whether youre an instructional designer producing training or an ID that manages a team that creates your vision, you have to be tuned into the presentation of visual information. How slides are laid out can make, or break, the learning experience. Rachel Allen Dillon returns to IDIODC with more powerful visual designs that enhance your instructional designs. By following just a few simple visual design rules an ID can stri...
Oct 05, 2022•48 min•Ep 204•Transcript available on Metacast What happens when experienced Hollywood professionals join the corporate training industry and begin to solve real world safety and training problems? I get very curious. That's what happens. And when I find out they're creating successful training using Hollywood storytelling skills instead of instructional design methods, then I invite them to be on IDIODC to talk about it. Jim Piechocki is part of a growing group of entertainment professionals taking advantage of new technologies like VR/AR/M...
Sep 28, 2022•48 min•Ep 203•Transcript available on Metacast Storyboarding is only one part of the instructional design process. But storyboarding is a craft that's been around for a very long time, and used in the design process of many creative endeavors. There are many different techniques for storyboarding as well. Some IDs will start with pen and paper sketching out their concepts. Others use templates in digital applications. And many designers who also develop will storyboard directly inside their authoring tool. Tim Slade join us to help everyone ...
Sep 21, 2022•44 min•Ep 202•Transcript available on Metacast Nudge-Learning. Is it micro-learning? Is it slow-drip learning? It is work-flow learning? Whatever it is, it's become another hot new term being used amongst instructional design communities. It's a new one for me, so of course we needed to learn more about it. I reached out on LinkedIn, commented on an article about it, and found Amy Parent from Salience Learning. Amy is an experienced and passionate instructional designer and learning technologist who loves to experiment with new ideas, concep...
Sep 14, 2022•49 min•Ep 201•Transcript available on Metacast Communicating clearly is probably the most difficult thing anyone can do in business. Our job as Instructional Designers is often to make better communication happen under the guise of "we need everyone to be better trained on _______". It doesn't matter what level you are at within your training team or the overall organization. Everyone from the new intern to the experienced CLO needs to improve their ability to communicate complex ideas and concepts in order to influence others into action. T...
Sep 07, 2022•49 min•Ep 200•Transcript available on Metacast The Organization Enablement movement is coming. But what is it? And how does this impact our role in corporate training learning and development? Since corporate culture starts at the top, here's a few questions to ask yourself. How are you facilitating growth in your organization? Do you define growth based on revenue? Or maybe it's based on the number of people in your organization. What if you defined it based on how your people are growing? Growth in fulfillment. Growth in satisfaction. Grow...
Jul 20, 2022•49 min•Ep 199•Transcript available on Metacast Our Drink'n'Draw host, Kevin Thorn, recently took his family to Disney World and he sketchnoted the entire experience. Of course he did. If you think this doesn't have any relationship or impact on your work, well, you'd be wrong. Analyzing business processes is a mandatory part of L&D work. We listen. We ask questions. We watch. And then magic happens... poof... instructional objectives are written. While that may be how your stakeholders see it, we all know the invisible magic is often a strug...
Jul 13, 2022•45 min•Ep 198•Transcript available on Metacast The corporate 9 to 5 isn't for everyone, and never has been. In a post-pandemic world nobody is even really sure what "work" looks like any more. Are you going back into the office? Maybe, you're in the office for half the week and working from home the other half. Or maybe not. It's been a frustrating experience for many, and a liberating experience for others. Why liberating? Well, some IDs used their "pandemic time" to work on making their dream of freelancing become a reality. And you can to...
Jul 06, 2022•46 min•Ep 197•Transcript available on Metacast Did you know the same percentage of employees who quit due to pay also quit for not having career advancement opportunities (63% - Pew Research)? We talk a lot about the technologies and processes used by instructional designers, but have you ever thought about how important your role is in providing career opportunities for others? It's easy to focus on the details of our work, and it's important to do so. However, looking a little further down the road at the great impact of our work for other...
Jun 29, 2022•45 min•Ep 196•Transcript available on Metacast If you're new to Instructional Design, or a more experienced L&D professional, you've probably seen the need for our skills spike recently. There has never been a better time to be an Instructional Designer. Job growth is predicted to be at the top of the list of professional careers. Emerging technologies and a systemic migration of our definition of a learning space has created a wave of innovation like nothing before. The talent and creativity necessary to perform this work has never been mor...
Jun 22, 2022•46 min•Ep 195•Transcript available on Metacast Damn it, Jim! I'm an Instructional Designer! Not a scientist! That may be so, but it doesn't mean you can't perform experiments. Testing things out is how we learn. You can ask experts, consultants, and thought leaders, to give you all the answers, but you'll never truly know what will work until you do it. So, let's learn how to experiment within L&D. Trying things out first is how we gain the confidence to make decisions. And the biggest decision you need to make is how can you improve your wo...
Jun 15, 2022•47 min•Ep 194•Transcript available on Metacast Building a learning culture is the latest trending priority within many organizations. It's a daunting task. However, it's not impossible. Even the smallest shift in the corporate culture towards a learning culture can offer significant outcomes. But where do we start? The most important step is to define a culture of learning within your organization. While there will be significant similarities at the strategic level for many companies, the systems, processes, and resources will be unique in e...
Jun 08, 2022•45 min•Ep 193•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of IDIODC we have the pleasure of talking with the founder of the 5 Moments of Need, Dr. Conrad Gottfredson. Dr. Gottfredson recently released a white paper titled EnABLE: The 5 Moments of Need Instructional Systems Design Methodology. And if you missed it, or have not downloaded it, I would encourage you to do so prior to this amazing episode of IDIODC. The brief white paper introduction describes it best: "When it comes to instructional design, most corporate learning programs ...
Jun 01, 2022•48 min•Ep 192•Transcript available on Metacast Building measurement skills is critical for corporate training professionals who seek to align their L&D programs to business outcomes for organizational success. Achieving measurement maturity is a change effort requiring commitment and discipline. Understanding your current capabilities and gaps is an essential first step followed by determining where your organization wants to go in this area. Once both are achieved, you will be able to develop your desired measurement and reporting strategyt...
May 25, 2022•46 min•Ep 191•Transcript available on Metacast As an aspiring, or new, instructional designer, PowerPoint is okay to start building eLearning graphics. But at a certain point you'll need to level up your skillset in graphics creation by moving to Photoshop. After all, you're a professional now. It's time to start working like one and using professional-grade tools. Photoshop is a powerful tool that will support you in designing and creating learning solutions of all types. Mark Lassoff, Founder of Tech Learning Network, joins us to share his...
May 18, 2022•47 min•Ep 190•Transcript available on Metacast We often forget that creating a training event is only one part of the process. Just because you build it does not mean anyone in the business will hear about it, or want to engage. Some might say that if you use good enough instructional design practices that you don't need to do anything else. However, if you've spent any time at all working on large launches, or new initiatives, you know there is more to it than simply good instructional design. Part of your program design should include a ma...
May 11, 2022•48 min•Ep 189•Transcript available on Metacast VR Headsets? Avatars? Metaverse? You may have heard these terms, but aren't sure how you might apply them in your learning solutions. You may still believe they are too expensive and out of reach for you and your team. In this episode we wanted to help training professionals understand where the VR industry is at and if anything has changed over the last few years. I was pleasantly surprised by the number of chat room attendees who had experience building VR learning solutions. That, in and of i...
May 04, 2022•48 min•Ep 188•Transcript available on Metacast When done well, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training creates space for courageous conversations that acknowledge hard truths around systemic inequities and explores topics that touch on peoples vulnerabilities in all facets of their lives. For those of you who do this work, there has not been a clear path to follow for making progress. As a DEI trainer, you have forged your own way and learned as you went. Maria Morukian joins IDIODC to discuss her new book Diversity, Equity, and Incl...
Apr 27, 2022•48 min•Ep 187•Transcript available on Metacast "You must ENGAGE your learners!" Have you heard anyone say that before? Yep. Us too. We've had a few guests talk about it on IDIODC in the past. And from those conversations we've learned about games, experiences, and making learning fun. But what, exactly, do we mean by creating "engaging learning"? Dr. Clark Quinn joins us to talk about how we need to make our learning solutions meaningful to those experiencing them. He's well known for his writing on the science of learning and many other sub...
Apr 20, 2022•45 min•Ep 186•Transcript available on Metacast Blockchain, NonFungible Tokens, Crypto, ethereum, and other terms are making their way into L&D. Welcome to Learning3: The L&D version of Web3. Nobody has any idea what it is, but we might as well start calling it what we always call these evolutions when they hit our industry. All joking aside, now is a really good time to start having these conversations. L&D may not feel any real impact of Web3 for another 5 years or more, but some in our industry have already started experimenting with these...
Apr 13, 2022•44 min•Ep 185•Transcript available on Metacast Instructional Designers and eLearning developers play an important role in DEI programs. When stock characters are required it's often difficult to find the right image that reflects your requirements. And when you do find something that works it's often quite boring and unfitting of the style you had designed. So, we're often left wondering, "I wish I could make my own diverse set of characters for my eLearning content". Kevin Thorn, joins us to do just that. Kevin is the Chief NuggetHead of Nu...
Apr 06, 2022•50 min•Ep 184•Transcript available on Metacast The world of Learning and Development has changed over the decades, but many companies have a difficult time deviating from the comfortable path of "the way they've always done it." As instructional designers and corporate training professionals we make it our responsibility to improve all forms of learning within the organizations we serve. But that is no easy task. It's often a very long journey that requires a strategy, patience, and more than a few skills we're never taught in our graduate s...
Mar 30, 2022•46 min•Ep 183•Transcript available on Metacast As instructional designers, we're often working on projects related to very specific processes. We want to be clear, precise, and concise, in training that process. However, there are many other situations where training is asked to influence behaviors and build better cultures. This requires nuance, and creating training that impacts how the learners feel. This is where dramatic storytelling has a powerful effect for learning. Gagn's 9 events of instruction puts "gaining learning attention" at ...
Mar 23, 2022•38 min•Ep 182•Transcript available on Metacast We had so much fun with Jeanne Bakker last year that we had to invite her back. With a strong background in psychology and the science of education, Jeanne has a keen understanding of how we learn and has applied that understanding to training companies around the world. We'll talk with Jeanne about a broad range of topics related to designing instruction like storytelling, gamification, and measuring the success of your training programs. She has many successful case studies to share with us as...
Mar 16, 2022•45 min•Ep 181•Transcript available on Metacast It seems like every time you blink, a new learning platform pops into existence with some new innovative twist. There are now well over 800 learning platforms on the market. The real question is: what are we supposed to do with that information? How does any organization even begin to make sense of the crazy LMS (...or more like Learning Platform) market place. Tune in for an informal discussion as Bryan Chapman shares his framework for learning platform market segmentation, with 10 primary segm...
Mar 09, 2022•46 min•Ep 180•Transcript available on Metacast Have you ever wondered why training solutions often don't actually solve business problems? Or maybe you just inherently know that the REAL issue is something other than a training issue. How can you be sure? And if you're right, how do you effectively communicate that to management? Performance Improvement Consulting, or PIC, is an outstanding answer to that question. Guy Wallace is a long time Performance Analyst and Instructional Architect. He's joining IDIODC to share his knowledge of PIC an...
Mar 02, 2022•44 min•Ep 179•Transcript available on Metacast 
